Ahh, yes. The British Seagull outboard motor. Looks like it was designed
before the outbreak of WWII. All sorts of exposed moving parts, brushed
aluminium surfaces, tubes and shafts. I borrowed one for a week's use once,
needing a small outboard for the tender to a boat I was sailing. I was
initially quite taken aback by its ancient appearance, and assumed at the
time that it was quite old, old, old (actually, you can still buy them new I
believe).
At one point I thought we were hosed when right after warning a companion to
'be careful with the gas cap, it isn't well attached' he dropped it into the
sea. I was incredulous to find an exact replacement cap (I seem to remember
it was made of Bakelite and bronze - no stamped metal there) at the nearby
marine yard in Camden, Maine.
Although I expected the worst from it, this peculiarly British machine
provided reliable if meagre power all the while it was needed.
I was entirely ready to blame it if it failed, though.....
Chip Stratton
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> A bad workman blames his tools...
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> All about learning the OM system, or anything new - a metaphor:
> http://www.math.utoronto.ca/~almgren/fun/seagull.html
>
> Tom
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